Okay, where did June disappear to?! It's been a busy, busy month, with very little down time, even though school ended during the first week.
Let's see, there have been 2 professional presentations, one each at school and the public library. 3 more are coming up - in about the next 10 days. (But 2 of them are reprises of the one on databases I've already done; one is storytelling.)
We also traveled to SoCal for my father-in-law's funeral. He was 82 and had a good life. Raised 2 great kids, enjoyed his grandkids... This picture was taken 4 years ago, and it's one of my favorites of him and the kids.
DH, his mom and sister, the grandkids and 2 of their cousins. I don't think I've ever had them all in the same place for more than a few minutes!And yes, there has been knitting!
Finished and delivered the shawl to my friend who needed and loves it!Pattern: Shawl that Jazz
Yarn: Woobu in Nyame
Needle: size 8 US
Started: May 10, 2009
Finished: June 7, 2009
Finished some socks for me!Pattern: Fleegle toe-up socks on 56 stitches
Yarn: Socks that rock Lightweight in Peaseblossom
Needles: size 1 US
Started: ?? sometime in the last year
Finished: June 12, 2009
Originally I had knit toe-up Monkeys from this yarn last year, but ripped them out. I like the color striping much better this way.
The Sea & Shells stole is coming along. I think I'm about halfway done with it so far.
Other projects on the needles include 2 new pairs of socks, one is Primavera. The other is CookieA's Summer Sox pattern (no pic of that yet).
Was itching to get back to a crochet project, and oh, gee, darn, shucks, if Purlescence didn't just get some DMC Cebelia thread in! I'm almost done with it - should finish it today.In other news, the garden is going like gangbusters!
This adorable little pumpkin from 2 weeks ago, is quickly becoming a huge pumpkin. As of this morning, it's about 14 inches across!
Tomatoes
Look, a strawberry!
Several quarts of blackberries were picked.
And an abundance of squash.Clearly, summer is now upon us in the Bay Area.
The dove nest I posted about last time has unfortunately been abandoned. There are no eggs in it, so I don't know what happened. Maybe next year...
Oh yeah -- I also now officially have a College Student Dork boy. He's taking a summer class at one of the local community colleges before his senior year in high school. I think it will be a good experience for him, and give him some good prep before the real thing in the fall of 2010.
Okay, I guess I now know where June went...
1 comment:
hey! you stay busy, don't you? love all your pics and if you find all your strawberries and blackberries mysteriously disappear, don't look at me! want to get together for some knitting and chatting this week? I want to hear more about your presentations! I could do Wednesday or Friday--tutoring on the other days is keeping me busy and paid. But I have more days off than work days in the summer, just the way I like it!
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